Mouse models of polycystic kidney disease induced by defects of ciliary proteins

BMB Reports

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 73-79

  Ko, Je Yeong ^a   Park, Jong Hoon ^a  

^a Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Intraflagellar transport; Polycystic kidney disease; Polycystin 1; Polycystin 2; Primary cilia

Indexed keywords

BBS2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; CARRIER PROTEIN; IFT20 PROTEIN, MOUSE; INVS PROTEIN, MOUSE; KIF3A PROTEIN, MOUSE; KINESIN; POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE 1 PROTEIN; POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE 2 PROTEIN; POLYCYSTIN; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODEL; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; GENETICS; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CILIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; KINESIN; MUTATION; POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASES; PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRPP CATION CHANNELS;

EID: 84874755110     PISSN: 19766696     EISSN: 1976670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/BMBRep.2013.46.2.022     Document Type: Short Survey

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